I liked the first movie, but I'll admit that it *might* have been a victim of overhype.

That movie was awful. What the hell is with writing the whole dialogue in Jane Austen-esque English and then translating it (badly) into Mandarin? ANd what's with hiring two lead actors who don't speak Mandarin at all? That movie was borderline unintelligible.

Meh. CTHD was just the right about of style. Hero went over the top, and though I didn't see it directly, the previews for Curse of the Golden Flower seem to take it to the maximum extreme. (Of course, the latter two is a different director, not Ang Lee.)

If I'm going to watch a movie like that, give me a Stephen Chow film like Kung Fu Hustle. At least it's funny, and not dripping with pretentiousness.

Meh. CTHD was just the right about of style. Hero went over the top, and though I didn't see it directly, the previews for Curse of the Golden Flower seem to take it to the maximum extreme. (Of course, the latter two is a different director, not Ang Lee.)

If I'm going to watch a movie like that, give me a Stephen Chow film like Kung Fu Hustle. At least it's funny, and not dripping with pretentiousness.

That movie was awesome. Also, 70's and 80's era Jackie Chan is a lot of fun.

I liked the first movie, but I'll admit that it *might* have been a victim of overhype.

I really liked the first movie, but, then, I used to be a teenage girl. I think the movie truly is great at showing what it feels like to be a teenage girl. I saw the movie with a man who just couldn't get into it because he didn't get the female lead.

Meh. CTHD was just the right about of style. Hero went over the top, and though I didn't see it directly, the previews for Curse of the Golden Flower seem to take it to the maximum extreme. (Of course, the latter two is a different director, not Ang Lee.)

If I'm going to watch a movie like that, give me a Stephen Chow film like Kung Fu Hustle. At least it's funny, and not dripping with pretentiousness.

I enjoy the hell out of Stephen Chow- Kung Fu Hustle, Shaloin Soccer and I beleve Royal Tramp I am II are great.. The man know how to parody genres. The alien one he did way good.

Meh. CTHD was just the right about of style. Hero went over the top, and though I didn't see it directly, the previews for Curse of the Golden Flower seem to take it to the maximum extreme. (Of course, the latter two is a different director, not Ang Lee.)

If I'm going to watch a movie like that, give me a Stephen Chow film like Kung Fu Hustle. At least it's funny, and not dripping with pretentiousness.

Hero was meh. I enjoyed the hell out of Fearless though. That movie was wall to wall kick-ass.

blue_2501:Meh. CTHD was just the right about of style. Hero went over the top, and though I didn't see it directly, the previews for Curse of the Golden Flower seem to take it to the maximum extreme. (Of course, the latter two is a different director, not Ang Lee.)

I haven't seen Curse of the Golden Flower yet, so I can't comment there, but I love the color schemes and compositions of Hero.

I can be a sucker for visuals, and I guess that's the case there.

blue_2501:If I'm going to watch a movie like that, give me a Stephen Chow film like Kung Fu Hustle. At least it's funny, and not dripping with pretentiousness.

LectertheChef:That movie was awesome. Also, 70's and 80's era Jackie Chan is a lot of fun.

Oh, Kung Fu Hustle is boss.

And word to the earlier Jackie Chan stuff. The Drunken Master films make for GREAT viewing!

PsyLord:Hero was meh. I enjoyed the hell out of Fearless though. That movie was wall to wall kick-ass.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener:blue_2501: Meh. CTHD was just the right about of style. Hero went over the top, and though I didn't see it directly, the previews for Curse of the Golden Flower seem to take it to the maximum extreme. (Of course, the latter two is a different director, not Ang Lee.)

I haven't seen Curse of the Golden Flower yet, so I can't comment there, but I love the color schemes and compositions of Hero.

I can be a sucker for visuals, and I guess that's the case there.

blue_2501: If I'm going to watch a movie like that, give me a Stephen Chow film like Kung Fu Hustle. At least it's funny, and not dripping with pretentiousness.

LectertheChef: That movie was awesome. Also, 70's and 80's era Jackie Chan is a lot of fun.

Oh, Kung Fu Hustle is boss.

And word to the earlier Jackie Chan stuff. The Drunken Master films make for GREAT viewing!

PsyLord: Hero was meh. I enjoyed the hell out of Fearless though. That movie was wall to wall kick-ass.

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Disagreed on Hero, but Fearless was boss.

Caught that on a whim at the theater, was totally glad I did.

Curse of the Golden Flower was worth it, if only to see Chow Yun Fat beat down an annoying kid with a solid gold belt. The whole picture screamed with your standard China enforced "don't screw with the government" propaganda but it was entertaining overall.-J-

Curse of the Golden Flower was worth it, if only to see Chow Yun Fat beat down an annoying kid with a solid gold belt. The whole picture screamed with your standard China enforced "don't screw with the government" propaganda but it was entertaining overall.-J-

I should also say, don't expect much of a kung-fu flick. Curse would probably fall more into the epic drama category, though I'm not sure if it quite manages that.-J-

Curse of the Golden Flower was worth it, if only to see Chow Yun Fat beat down an annoying kid with a solid gold belt. The whole picture screamed with your standard China enforced "don't screw with the government" propaganda but it was entertaining overall.-J-

I should also say, don't expect much of a kung-fu flick. Curse would probably fall more into the epic drama category, though I'm not sure if it quite manages that.-J-

I loved HERO. The zither fight in the rain and the 'we will do badass CALLIGRAPHY while arrows fall' were my favorite scenes. Probably why I liked the Zither fight in Kung Fu Hustle (the Exalted RPG totally took that fight and ran with it for Dragon Bloods)

Curse of the Golden Flower was too screamy. Wanted to like it but was not a fan. The minute you got a good overview of the family, you knew what was coming.

What I would love to get is a copy of Warriors of Zu. Cheesy and overthetop as hell, but then I'm a Storm Riders fan too.

stuhayes2010:Shocked to see so much hate for Crouching Tiger, a movie I love. But then again this is fark.

Yes, I enjoyed the movie, too. I do agree that the sudden flashback was a strange move, and ground the movie to a halt, but, overall, the film remains one of the better ones I've seen. Not great, but certainly not "OH THEY DIDN'T EVEN SPEAK REAL MANDARIN" levels of disgust.

As for Hero, that, too was good, but I was distracted by the visuals: oh, lessee, today's color is BLUE!